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#EAAD00

#eaad00 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eaad00 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 67.84% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.07% magenta, 100% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 44.36°, with 100% saturation and 45.88% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4738

Complementary

  1. #eaad00
  2. #003dea

Split complementary

  1. #eaad00
  2. #00b2ea
  3. #3800ea

Analogous

  1. #ea3800
  2. #eaad00
  3. #b2ea00

Triadic

  1. #eaad00
  2. #00eaad
  3. #ad00ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaad00
  2. #3dea00
  3. #003dea
  4. #ad00ea

Square

  1. #eaad00
  2. #00ea38
  3. #003dea
  4. #ea00b2

Monochromatic

  1. #513c00
  2. #9d7400
  3. #eaad00
  4. #ffcb37
  5. #ffdf84

Shades

#eaad00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaad00
  2. #d39c00
  3. #bb8a00
  4. #a47900
  5. #8c6800
  6. #755700
  7. #5e4500
  8. #463400
  9. #2f2300
  10. #171100
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaad00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaad00
  2. #ecb51a
  3. #eebd33
  4. #f0c64d
  5. #f2ce66
  6. #f5d680
  7. #f7de99
  8. #f9e6b3
  9. #fbefcc
  10. #fdf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaad00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaad00
  2. #dfa90d
  3. #d5a41a
  4. #caa026
  5. #c09b33
  6. #b59740
  7. #aa924d
  8. #a08e5a
  9. #958966
  10. #8b8573
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdb391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bd16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ae00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddb70f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7a274 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaad00 {
  color: #eaad00;
}
Background
.bg-eaad00 {
  background-color: #eaad00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaad00 {
  border: 2px solid #eaad00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaad00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 173 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 100% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaad00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaad00, #b2ea00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaad00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 173 0 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.48 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.45 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.87 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.14 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.57 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.97 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.21 #1552ff Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#eaad00  rgb(234, 173, 0)  hsl(44, 100%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#003dea  rgb(0, 61, 234)  hsl(224, 100%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#00eaad  rgb(0, 234, 173)  hsl(164, 100%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#ad00ea  rgb(173, 0, 234)  hsl(284, 100%, 46%)  Vivid Violet